Wayne County, NC - Will of James Thompson, 1839

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 In the name of God Amen  I JAMES THOMPSON of the County of
 Wayne & state of North Carolina being sick & weak of body but of
 a sound mind & memory  Calling to mind the mortality of my body
 knowing that it is appointed unto men once to die & for better
 Settleing my worldly Estate do make & publish my last will & 
 testament in manner and form following  Viz
 I lend to my wife all my lands that I don't here after give away
 one horse one mare two beds & ferniture three cows & calves
 two steers & one yoke of my work steers the oldest & cart  
 Two thousand weight of fat pork to be fattened out of the crop
 one negro man named Jacob one negro woman named Hannah
 one do named Rachel all my crop as it stands & what old corn
 my crop of brandy Excepted my stock of sheep Twenty five 
 pigs  three sows with pigs  my still & barrells my beaufat &
 what is in it my farming tools my kitchen ferniture the property
 I lend to her during her natural life or till she marrys Ecepting the
 land & some other property I shall hereafter give away the rest
 of the lent property at her death sold & Eaquly divided amongst
 my four daughters ELIZABETH  LOTTY  SALLY  EDNEY
 ITEM I give to my daughter ELIZABETH PEACOCK one negro
         woman named Chain with her increase one bed &
         ferniture what stock they have had that I lent them now
         I give to her she & her heirs for Ever
 ITEM I give to my daughter NANCYS children fifty dollars Each
         JAMES THOMPSON to receive his part nine months from
         the sale of my property  WILIE & JACKSON to receive their
         fifty dollars Each when they come of age to be paid to them
         by my Ecetitors (executors) which will be here after named
 ITEM I give to my son WILIE THOMPSON one negro boy named
         Levin one bed & ferniture & what stock I had lent to him this
         bed & stock is that he has had in his possesion for several
         years also I give him all of my home plantation whear I live
         this land he has at his mothers death  I also give WILIE Jacob
         at his mothers death to him & his heirs
 ITEM I give to my daughter CHARLTE (Charlotte) PEACOCK one
         negro woman named Lucy she & her increase to she & her
         lawful heirs for Ever one bed & ferniture that she has whear
         I had lent her
 ITEM I give to my daughter SALLY BOYTE the Henry Boyte land
         & one small peace of the Barfield land beginning at Thomas
         Thompsons corner & run a strait line to Uriah Langston corner
         inside of his field a corner of a hundred acre piece he bought
         of John Ellett & two negroes Writ & her increas & one boy
         named Mose & one boy named Rideck to her & her heirs
         for Ever
 ITEM I give to my daughter EDNEY THOMPSON one negro girl named
         Fanney one boy named Cader one girl named Winny, at her
         mothers death, I give her George this gift takes place at my 
         death all Ecept Jacob & Winney  I give my Barfield land Ecept
         what I have given to SALLY BOYTE to WILIE & EDNEY, WILIE
         to have what is on the north side of the road Ecept what lies
         on the East side of the first pond  I wish a corner to be made 
         at the road in the Edge of the pound (pond) and run a north 
         course to Waite Thompsons line  EDNEY to have what lies on the 
         East side of said pond & all that lies on the south side of 
         the road Ecept what SALLY BOYTE has  to her & her heirs
 ITEM I give to BENONLY THOMPSON my two year old filley  I wish at
         my death for four negroes to be sold  Bob, Hana, Rachel & ____
         & all of my other property that is not lent nor willed away to
         pay my just debts
 Lastly I appoint & nominate my two friends my son WILIE THOMPSON
 & my son an law WAIT THOMPSON my whole & sole Ecutors to this
 my last will & testament I hereby disannul & revok all forms will or
 wills made by me heretofore rattifing this & publishing it & no other 
 to be my last will & testament whear unto I the testator have hereunto 
 set my hand and Seal this 31st of August 1829

 signed sealed and acknowledged                JAMS. THOMPSON Seal
 in the presence of us
 Wm. Thompson
 Daniel Vinson
 Benjamin Vinson

 Probate  November Term 1839

 Wills 1776-1927
 CR 103.801.16
 Folder 1839
 NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

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